A glove having a dorsal portion, the dorsal portion including a first material divided into first and second sections, a fastening device for selectively attaching and detaching the first and second sections of the dorsal portion, and a fastening device gripping feature attached to the fastening device, the glove also having a palmar portion, the palmar portion including at least a section comprising a second material, and a wrist portion attached to the dorsal portion and the palmar portion, wherein the wrist portion is selectively movable between an open and a closed position about a wearer's wrist and includes a wrist opening gripping feature.
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1. A glove, comprising:
a dorsal portion, the dorsal portion comprising a first material divided into a first and a second section, the dorsal portion further including:
a fastening device for selectively attaching and detaching the first and second sections of the dorsal portion; and
a fastening device gripping feature attached to the fastening device, wherein: the fastening device is a zipper, the zipper comprising a first pull tab configured to travel along a path formed by a plurality of teeth,
the fastening device divides the dorsal portion into the first and second sections at an angle,
the fastening device comprises a first point on the path closest to a finger portion, and a second point on the path closest to a wrist portion,
the fastening device is configured to be provided in at least an open position and a closed position, the glove having a generally planar configuration when the fastening device is provided in the open position,
the first pull tab is configured to travel along the path continuously downward from the finger portion to the wrist portion and the path extends continuously arcuately from the open position to the closed position, the path curving continuously arcuately from the first point to the second point,
and the first pull tab is at the second point in the closed position; a palmar portion, the palmar portion including:
at least a section comprising a second material; and the wrist portion attached to the dorsal portion and the palmar portion, wherein the wrist portion is selectively movable between an open and a closed position about a wearer's wrist, the wrist portion further including:
a wrist opening gripping feature.
3. The glove of
4. The glove of
5. The glove of
6. The glove of
7. The glove of
9. The glove of
wherein the second material provides a second level of friction when in contact with the surface, the second level of friction being greater than the first level of friction.
10. The glove of
11. A method of donning the glove according to
placing a wearer's hand into the palmar portion of the glove while the glove is on a surface in the generally planar configuration, and
moving the fastening device to a closed position such that a dorsal side of the wearer's hand is proximal the dorsal portion.
12. The method of
moving the wrist portion to the closed position after the wearer's hand is provided on the palmar portion.
13. The method of
15. The method of
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This application is a National Stage Entry of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2019/029626, filed on Apr. 29, 2019, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/665,312, filed May 1, 2018, the disclosures of which are expressly incorporated herein in their entireties by reference.
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a protective gloving configured to provide easy donning and/or doffing.
Gloves are known in the art to protect a wearer's hands from potentially damaging external environments. However, gloves currently known in the art require hand mobility in order for a wearer to don and/or doff the glove on one's own. There is thus a need in the art for a glove that may be donned and/or doffed by a wearer, including wearers having limited hand mobility.
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a protective glove comprising a palmar portion, a dorsal portion, one or more finger portions, a wrist portion, a fastening device, and/or one or more gripping devices. According to some aspects, the glove is configured to provide easy donning and/or doffing. Aspects of the present disclosure are also directed to methods of making the glove described herein and methods of using the same.
Additional advantages and novel features of these aspects will be set forth in part in the description that follows, and in part will become more apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following or upon learning by practice of the disclosure.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate one or more example aspects of the present disclosure and, together with the detailed description, serve to explain their principles and implementations.
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a protective glove comprising a palmar portion, a dorsal portion, one or more finger portions, a wrist portion, a fastening device, and/or one or more gripping devices. According to some aspects, the protective glove is configured to provide easy donning and/or doffing. Aspects of the present disclosure are also directed to methods of making the glove described herein and methods of using the same.
As used herein, the term “glove” refers to an article of clothing configured to be worn on a hand. As shown in
According to some aspects, the palmar portion, the dorsal portion, the one or more finger portions, and/or the wrist portion may comprise one or more different materials.
For example, as shown in
As shown in
For example, as shown in
As shown in
It should be understood that each of the palmar portion 11, the dorsal portion 12, and/or the one or more finger portions 13 may comprise the materials as described herein or may consist of the materials as described herein. For example, the palmar portion may comprise both the first material 15 and the third material 19, wherein the third material 19 is layered on the first material 15. In some example embodiments, each of the palmar portion 11, the dorsal portion 12, and/or the one or more finger portions 13 may each consist solely of the material as described herein, that is, such that there is no overlapping material other than the overlap necessary for attaching the glove portions to one another (e.g., via stitching).
According to some aspects, the glove 1 may further comprise a fastening device configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position (movement from the open position to the closed position and vice versa also being referred to herein as selective attaching and detaching, respectively). According to some aspects, the fastening device may separate one or more of the glove components into two or more section. For example, the fastening device may divide the dorsal portion into a first section and a second section. In particular, in the example shown in
In the example shown in
According to some aspects, the fastening device 111 may be configured to provide easy donning and/or doffing of the glove 1. For example, according to some aspects, the glove 1 may be donned and/or doffed (i.e., put on and taken off, respectively) by a wearer who does not have full mobility of one or both hands. According to some aspects, easy donning and/or doffing of the glove 1 may be provided by moving the fastening device to an open position such that at least a portion of the glove 1 is placeable in an open, or generally planar configuration. It should be understood that one or more features of the fastening device 111 as described herein may be selected in order to maximize the beneficial effects thereof (e.g., providing easy donning and/or doffing).
As used herein, the term “generally planar configuration” refers to a position wherein there is no overlap in material. For example, as shown in
According to some aspects, one or more features of the glove may further aid in easy donning and/or doffing thereof. In one example, the material used to provide adequate gripping may aid in donning and/or doffing of the glove. For example, as shown in
Alternatively or additionally the glove may comprise one or more gripping devices (also referred to herein as a “gripping feature” or a “fastening device gripping feature” or a “wrist opening gripping feature”). As used herein, the term “gripping device” or “gripping feature” or “fastening device gripping feature” or a “wrist opening gripping feature” refers to a feature that aids in gripping of one or more portions of the glove (for example, the fastening device or wrist portion).
For example, as shown in
According to some aspects, as shown in
Aspects of the present disclosure are also directed to methods of making and using the glove as described herein.
While the aspects described herein have been described in conjunction with the example aspects outlined above, various alternatives, modifications, variations, improvements, and/or substantial equivalents, whether known or that are or may be presently unforeseen, may become apparent to those having at least ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, the example aspects, as set forth above, are intended to be illustrative, not limiting. Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the disclosure is intended to embrace all known or later-developed alternatives, modifications, variations, improvements, and/or substantial equivalents.
Thus, the claims are not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein, but are to be accorded the full scope consistent with the language of the claims, where reference to an element in the singular is not intended to mean “one and only one” unless specifically so stated, but rather “one or more.” All structural and functional equivalents to the elements of the various aspects described throughout this disclosure that are known or later come to be known to those of ordinary skill in the art are expressly incorporated herein by reference and are intended to be encompassed by the claims. Moreover, nothing disclosed herein is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether such disclosure is explicitly recited in the claims. No claim element is to be construed as a means plus function unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase “means for.”
Further, the word “example” is used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any aspect described herein as “example” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the term “some” refers to one or more. Combinations such as “at least one of A, B, or C,” “at least one of A, B, and C,” and “A, B, C, or any combination thereof” include any combination of A, B, and/or C, and may include multiples of A, multiples of B, or multiples of C. Specifically, combinations such as “at least one of A, B, or C,” “at least one of A, B, and C,” and “A, B, C, or any combination thereof” may be A only, B only, C only, A and B, A and C, B and C, or A and B and C, where any such combinations may contain one or more member or members of A, B, or C. Nothing disclosed herein is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether such disclosure is explicitly recited in the claims.
The word “about” is used herein to mean within ±5% of the stated value, optionally within ±4%, optionally within ±3%, optionally within ±2%, optionally within ±1%, optionally within ±0.5%, optionally within ±0.1%, and optionally within ±0.01%.
Jones, Lucy, Razdan, Chaitenya, Ramos, Rachel Sax
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